PLYMOUTH — There may not be an American landmark that gets clowned on as much as Plymouth Rock .

I know it. Folks who grew up in Massachusetts know it. Heck, even the folks at Plymouth’s official tourism organization are in on the joke and its reputation as “the worst field trip ever” and one of the country’s most overrated tourist destinations .

Sure, it’s a rock that sits about a dozen feet from the road, looking like a fossilized walrus huddling in a sandy pit. Besides having “1620″ inscribed on the surface, it’s not that impressive.

If you’re going to Plymouth with the sole purpose of visiting the portico and the rock, you’re going to be disappointed.

But hear me out.

I think Plymouth Rock has come full circle. For decades, it was an ever-disappointing climax to educational t

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